Many years ago, a book of fiction was written by a man named
Barrie. Many, in fact most, of those who know the story of Peter
Pan, Tinker Bell, Wendy, Hook and the Lost Boys in Neverland have
not read this novel. They have probably seen the bastardization of
the Barrie story by Disney or seen a similar concoction performed
live or on television. It's a shame is all. The Barrie story is
dark and creepy. In just the the first few pages Barrie talks of
Wendy's mother drawing pictures of babies with no faces. He
recounts of how the parents of Michael and John added up the
expenses of each newborn to see if they would keep them. He even
hinted that Wendy's mother had actually known Peter Pan as a child.
Barrie wrote she "just remembered a Peter Pan who was said to live
with the fairies. There were odd stories about him, as that when
children died he went part of the way with them, so that they
should not be frightened. She had believed in him at the time, but
now that she was married and full of sense she quite doubted
whether he was real." He describes Neverland as an alternate
universe which is exactly what it is. He describes it: "Neverland
is always more or less an island, with astonishing splashes of
colour here and there, and coral reefs and rakish-looking craft in
the offing, and savages and lonely lairs, and gnomes who are mostly
tailors, and caves through which a river runs, and princes with six
elder brothers, and a hut fast going to decay, and one very small
old lady with a hooked nose." This sounds wonderful on the surface
but Barrie didn't know the rest. It is an island, but one that is
just slightly out of synch with our world as to make it invisible.
And savages, indeed. They are the "lost boys" upon whom Peter's
magic does not work, banished to live alone and grow old, outfitted
in the special clothing provided by the Tailor Gnomes. Peter tells
the ageless Lost Boys the others are Indians and Pirates and there
will be many adventures with them. The old lady with a hooked nose
has a secret, a dark and deadly secret. Yes, Barrie could only tell
his story as fiction but he knew, he knew Peter was real. Nothing
has changed. Young boys still go missing, you read the news reports
and think could so many disappear and never be heard from or seen
again and not a clue to go on. Neverland. Of course, you probably
want to hear the whole story now. What happened after Hook died ?
Why did TinkerBell leave Peter ? How, and why, is it that Wendy's
great grandchild (also named Wendy), ended up with Peter. How does
this story end ? Oh yes, there is a battle brewing.
General
Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2011 |
First published: |
March 2011 |
Illustrators: |
Sarah Star
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Authors: |
Brad L. Johnson
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 8mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
142 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4565-4814-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Fantasy
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LSN: |
1-4565-4814-X |
Barcode: |
9781456548148 |
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